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Woman Rescued After Jumping Off Staten Island Ferry

By DNAinfo Staff on September 12, 2010 1:34pm  | Updated on September 12, 2010 1:33pm

A woman leapt from the Staten Island Ferry Saturday.
A woman leapt from the Staten Island Ferry Saturday.
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DNAinfo/Julie Shapiro

By Nina Mandell

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

MANHATTAN — A 24-year-old woman was rescued after she leapt off the Staten Island Ferry into New York Harbor late Saturday, the New York Post reported.

Police scrambled to find the woman who jumped off the Staten Island-bound Andrew J. Barberi ferry near Governor's Island around 8 p.m.

The harbor police used lights and followed the woman's screams to locate her.

"I want to die, I want to die," she reportedly told police, according to the Post.

The woman is in stable condition at NYU Downtown Hospital, the Post said.

Cops rescued a woman who jumped off the Staten Island ferry.
Cops rescued a woman who jumped off the Staten Island ferry.
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